1. Unit 7- Manifest Destiny - The West and the Mexican-American War

2. Bell Ringer:
What two areas (colors) of the country has the United States not yet officially acquired?
-We just got Texas.

3. Election of 1844 James K. Polk Won the 1844 election over Henry Clay
Democrat
he was a Dark Horse candidate aka little known and not likely to succeed
his platform called for expansion

4. Westward Expansion James K. Polk ran for president with 3 goals:
annex Texas
gain control of Oregon
acquire California

5. “Fifty-four Forty or Fight”
One area of dispute was the Oregon Territory
Russia, England and the US all claimed it
The US and England nearly went to war over it
The slogan 54° 40 or Fight! applies to the disputed boundary of Oregon
Oregon Treaty, territory and boundary line.
Compromise with GB at 49° latitude
the North was outraged, wanted all land

6. Mexican-American War
Polk sent General Zachary Taylor to the Rio Grande River to guard the border with 4,000 troops
this was the area in dispute btwn Mexico and U.S.
Mexican troops end up firing on American soldiers
Polk: they shed ¨American blood on American soil¨
War is declared!

8. Mexican-American War https://youtu.be/8U9vbZwFZL4
Polk was President
we already had Texas; it was NOT gained in the war
fought to get more land
The US was split over if they should fight the war (slavery)

9. The US defeated the Mexicans easily
They were not prepared for war
Mexico City was invaded; war over..

10. Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo- 1848
ended Mexican-American War
set the boundary of Mexico and Texas at the Rio Grande River
Mexican Cession
Land gained, we paid 15 million for extra land (Cal, Nev., Utah, Az and parts of N.M., parts of Colorado)

11. New Land.. Now What??
Before the treaty was passed a major issue was slavery expansion
David Wilmot introduced the Wilmot Proviso that stated any land taken from Mexico would not have slaves
it passed in the House but was defeated in the Senate

12. California Gold Rush 1848: Gold found in CA
once news spread huge migration to CA
people who went called Forty-Niners
1847: 14,000 ppl -> 1852: 225,000
Outcome:
in 1849 CA applies to be a state
15 free and 15 slave states in the Senate

13. Gadsden Purchase: more land purchased from Mexico for 10 million dollars. Wanted land for transcontinental railroad. Finalized the border of the south.

15. Exit Ticket:
With the Wilmot Proviso failing in Congress, the country could not agree on if slavery should be allowed in the new lands gained..
This will start to anger people and states around the country..
What do you think is going to start to happening in the country for slavery and states’ rights? (some want slavery, and some do not)
(we can’t keep kicking the problem down the road…)

16. Manifest Destiny Map Activity
Directions:
Using the key, label each area on the map with how the United States acquired that area of land.
Color code the map by picking a color for each area and shading it that color.
Color the box inside the key beside each term with the color you picked for area.
***Colored Pencils in Back of Room***